We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
by David Catrow
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Author: David CatrowIllustrator: David Catrow
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-21
ISBN: 0142402761
Number of pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Puffin
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Book Review: Great Way to Teach Kids
Summary: 5 Stars
My 13 year old daughter read this library book to my smaller children when she was babysitting for me. When I got home they all (including the 13 year old) went on and on about this "cute/funny" book they had read. I was especially pleased when I found out it was also a book that taught them the Preamble to the Constitution! The pictures were fun and interesting and they wanted to know more about the meaning of the words which lead to a great discussion. I bought the book here on Amazon that day and it's still one of their favorites.
Summary of We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
A long time ago some smart guys wrote the Preamble to the Constitution. You have probably read it before, but do you know what it means? And did it ever make you laugh? Now it will! Perfect for inspiring discussion in classrooms and around kitchen tables, this fun-filled and cheerfully illustrated look at the Preamble citizens of all ages.Includes a glossary of terms and a foreword by the artist.
Sooner or later, just about every American kid is required to memorize the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. And until now, it was one of the more boring, meaningless assignments. But artist and political cartoonist David Catrow (Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon) has changed all that with his witty, clear-as-a-Liberty-Bell picture book. For him, the Constitution is "a kind of how-to book, showing us ways to have happiness, safety, and comfort." With laugh-out-loud cartoony illustrations, and the actual words of the Preamble as the only text, Catrow depicts a camping trip taken by a diverse, bumbling group of friends, demonstrating the rights and responsibilities the Constitution places on all Americans, young and old. In one especially winning picture, the kids' long-nosed, long-eared pooch provides "for the common defense," keeping lackadaisical guard over the camp as the three human friends yuk it up in silhouette inside the tent. Readers will never yawn at mention of the Constitution again! (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
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